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[VERSE 1]
You quote the pages, line by line,
Like you’ve got heaven on your side.
But knowledge isn’t life, you know.
It never was the way inside.
Pharisees with sharpened tongues,
Blind to the Truth they claimed to love,
Arguin’ doctrine like it’s fire,
But never seeing who He was.
[PRE-CHORUS]
You stand there screaming certainty,
But miss the One who sets men free…
[CHORUS]
’Cause your knowledge won’t save you,
It never could, it never will.
You can tear down every false view -
Still be standin’ on the same old hill.
You can shout about the Gospel,
But if you don’t know Christ the King -
Yeah, your knowledge won’t save you,
And that truth oughta sting.
[VERSE 2]
Doctrine matters, yeah, it does,
It shows the way His mercy flows.
But if you think it earns your place,
Man, you’re further out than you suppose.
A form of godliness you wear,
But the power? You shut it out.
You bash the blind for bein’ blind -
Never see your own shadow of doubt.
[PRE-CHORUS]
You lock your hope in what you know,
But miss the Shepherd of your soul…
[CHORUS]
’Cause your knowledge won’t save you,
It never could, it never will.
You can tear down every false view -
Still be standin’ on the same old hill.
You can warn against deception,
But still be lost in your own storm -
Yeah, your knowledge won’t save you,
Truth isn’t just a uniform.
[BRIDGE]
Judas preached and Judas healed,
Cast out demons in the field...
But Christ said, “I never knew you,”
No love, no bond, no inner seal.
Standing close, but heart far off,
Glory-seeking, hollow praise...
Knowing truth but never trusting -
Walking blind through bright-lit days!
[BREAKDOWN]
Bashin’ folks online won’t prove
You’re held within the Shepherd’s groove.
Quotin’ verses, callin’ names -
That’s just fire without the flame.
Yeah, you know about election,
Grace defined and all the rest -
But do you know the slain Redeemer,
Or just the doctrines you call “best”?
[FINAL CHORUS]
’Cause your knowledge won’t save you,
No list of facts will ever do.
You can crush the works-salvation crowd -
Still be trusting works in you.
Grace was set before creation,
For every soul the Lamb would claim -
Yeah, your knowledge won’t save you,
Only Christ!
Only Christ!
Only Christ!
Only Christ!
Only Christ...
Knows your name.
[OUTRO]
It ain’t what you know.
It’s who knows you.
Your knowledge won’t save you.
Your knowledge won’t save you.
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